_Minutes_June 26, 2019 - Laserfiche WebLink

ACTION: There was unanimous consensus of the Planning Commission to modify policy LD.P-49 to say, "upgrade existing residential buildings and landscaping on the same property as part of new residential infill projects." Parking: Commissioner Brown said throughout the 18-month process the DSP was supposed to address parking. He respects staff's opinion that it is addressed in the parking plan adopted by the City Council, but the Task Force has failed in that endeavor of addressing it. He tried to sway his colleagues at the last Task Force meeting but failed to get consensus. He asked that as part of the Planning Commission's recommendation there be a side recommendation for a subcommittee or Task Force to discuss parking in the downtown with the sole purpose of making recommendations to the City Council to amend the adopted parking plan. This would be his counter-proposal and he would be in favor of clear language to the City Council as to recommending that part of the plan is incomplete, and does not want to take the advice of some to simply vote no on the entire plan since there are many good things in it. Commissioner Ritter commented that there does not appear to be an implementation of the Parking Plan. Chair Allen and Commissioner Ritter agreed, and the Planning Commission briefly discussed scenarios relating to parking apps and related ideas for amendments to the parking plan. Commissioner Brown commented that he is a proponent of needing a timetable in regard to parking and coming to some relief aside from resizing parking spaces. Mr. Beaudin referred to page 79 in the plan MP-P.33; the Parking Strategy Implementation Plan. He referred to the Transportation Corridor and said the City Council discussed the design last week. He also mentioned the effort must be multi-faceted to address parking, and that one of the most straight-forward ways to address parking is to introduce paid parking but this was ruled out in the Downtown Parking Strategy Implementation Plan. Currently, the Alameda County Fair is taking place and employees cannot even get a parking spot in the City Hall parking lot, and it is not a normal time to find parking in downtown Pleasanton. There is a parking structure contemplated in this planning effort. It comes with redevelopment of the Civic Center site and with investment from Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) and a three or more-party agreement to build the parking structure. Lastly, Mr. Beaudin said on page 79 is a list of things and everyone wants to see more parking built. It is the most expensive and takes the longest. Tomorrow, employees that work downtown can park in strategic locations so parking supply is available for people to come and eat lunch or shop. It is not something anyone has wanted to take on for the commercial side, but it is something we can do tomorrow. There are a number of steps, but it requires a very collaborative effort and team approach, and City Council has a challenging task to reconcile multiple demands. The idea to have a Task Force or smaller group to work on the parking issue means people need to come to it with the willingness to look at things beyond just adding supply two years from now through a parking structure. Planning Commission Minutes Page 23 of 27 June 26, 2019 presented, stating the PDA Vitality Committee began meeting and red-lining the 2002 DSP in 2013. They provided it to staff in 2014 and have been awaiting this process. She said although there have been wins, there Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 27 June 26, 2019